Heraclides Ponticus
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Karadeniz Eregli |
| Died | Heraclea Pontica |
| Job | Philosopher |
| Astronomer | |
| Books | Heraclides Über Homers Allegorien |
| Allegoriae Homericae Qvae Svb Heraclides Nomine Fervntur: Accedit Eiusdem Commentatio Critica in Stoicorum Et Grammaticorum Allegorias Homericas | |
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| ID | 552050 |
Heraclides Ponticus Life story
Heraclides Ponticus was a Greek philosopher and astronomer who was born in Heraclea Pontica, now Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey, and migrated to Athens. He is best remembered for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis, from west to east, once every 24 hours.
